Synonyms of capable

capable

adjective

ˈkā-pə-bəl 

as in suitable

having the required skills for an acceptable level of performance

a capable and efficient editor

Synonyms & Similar Words

• suitable
• qualified
• competent
• able
• good
• fit
• equal
• expert
• skilled
• experienced
• adept
• proficient
• ready
• prepared
• skillful
• accomplished
• willing
• seasoned
• masterly
• masterful
• on the ball
• master
• trained
• veteran
• versatile
• practiced
• ace
• apt
• overqualified
• protean
• schooled
• all-around

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• incompetent
• unfit
• poor
• unqualified
• inept
• inexperienced
• unskilled
• unfitted
• unprepared
• untrained
• beginning
• new
• green
• raw
• inexpert
• untested
• unseasoned
• unskillful
• untried
• unschooled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of capable

Colors like this are capable of working with both the warm and cool materials in your kitchen. — Melissa Epifano, The Spruce, 26 July 2026

The Niners can survive a few weeks of practice with Foerster running the team alongside the Niners’ other capable assistant coaches. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 26 July 2026

Entering this fall, as many as six quarterbacks could land in the Heisman Trophy race and first-round discussion, with another five or six capable of becoming upper-level starters. — Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 26 July 2026

Slow moving storms will be capable of locally heavy rainfall. — Elainie Colton, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2026